MARIO QUILLES ceramic sculpture

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Winner of the Harnack/Lancaster Award for Excellence and Innovationin the Ceramic Arts, click the image to read a review of the show. Will be at "From the Ground Up" at The Las Cruces Museum", Aug 4- Oct 21

TOPOS INSTALLATION, 2011

New Mexico Showcase

"TOPOS INSTALLATION" was part of the exhibit "New Mexico Showcase" at 516 Arts in Albuquerque curated by Peter Frank

February 4- April 28, 2012

Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, March 9, 2012:

"Other works that caught my attention..."Topos Installation", an ensemble of colorful stoneware pieces By Mario Quilles.

Topos Installation has a wonderful sense of playfulness, with its jumble of seven stoneware pieces atop a short, makeshift bench covered in black felt. The dark support activates the taffy-colored, cone-shaped objects in a way that recalls the fanciful mushroom dance in Disney's animated feature Fantasia. Quilles' textured surfaces, employing pockmarks,protruding nebs, and wavy lines,heighten the effect of the pieces' toylike quality." reviewed by Douglas Fairfield,

Mario Quilles at "The Celebration of Clay" at the Abiqui Inn, July 1- Aug 28

Light Shadows, 27" x 10"

topos

from NMPCA FB Page

Best of Show REVIEW:– Mario Quilles ‘Very Early Ocean Shell #1’ The two pieces of Mario Quilles caught my eye when I first stepped into the room, even though they are relatively small. The two pieces together look quite fresh and tender, and the unusual colors set them apart from everything else in the show. Drawing closer, the delicacy of the shapes and the finely crafted forms are enigmatic. ‘Very Early Ocean Shell #2’ is textured with little concave dots. ‘Very Early Ocean Shell #1’ is larger and smooth. The title reinforces the impression of tenderness and a sense of growth. The theme of water is especially well addressed in its connection to cleanliness, freshness, and growth. They seem plucked from underwater Photo: Best of Show – Mario Quilles ‘Very Early Ocean Shell #1’ The two pieces of Mario Quilles caught my eye when I first stepped into the room, even though they are relatively small. The two pieces together look quite fresh and tender, and the unusual colors set them apart from everything else in the show. Drawing closer, the delicacy of the shapes and the finely crafted forms are enigmatic. ‘Very Early Ocean Shell #2’ is textured with little concave dots. ‘Very Early Ocean Shell #1’ is larger and smooth. The title reinforces the impression of tenderness and a sense of growth. The theme of water is especially well addressed in its connection to cleanliness, freshness, and growth. They seem plucked from underwater 2 SharesLikeLike · · Share 3 people like this. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists I talked to Mario at the opening about these pieces. He said they were born of a desire to return to the a simpler time, in the "beginning" so he was imagining the beginning of life in the ocean where the life forms were very simple and very alive! Mario is great fun to talk to !

Best of Show

Mario Quilles, Best of Show, Water for Life exhibit

"Contemporary Art of the Southwest" It's now available, and looking great!

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Mario and Marell

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505-660-6832

Exhibit at Harwood Art Center

MARIO QUILLES

Ceramic Sculpture

“This collection of ceramic sculpture reflects the colorful images and shapes of Mario Quilles’ Santa Fe surroundings.The works are influenced by cactus forms and succulent vegetation, abstract shapes that are pleasing to the eye yet forbidding and sensuous.The pieces are low-fire stoneware, which allows for a range of bright colors.Quilles uses handmade tools made from roots and branches he has found along the arroyos to hammer the clay from the inside out.The pieces are never symmetrical, but reflect nature’s asymmetrical designs.”

four up

Susperos, Cones In, Cones Out, Ice Cream Sundae

GREEN RIVER TWO

Penny Candy

YELLOW RIVER

MArio at he Harwood

Mario's Handmade Tools

Tools for shaping the clay

Mario Quilles

Mario is a Santa Fe based ceramic artist who has been exploring the outer edges of his medium. Originally a New Yorker, he is a graduate of Cooper Union Art School in NYC. His explorations of the nearby areas provide him with the wood from which he crafts his own tools.